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French court OKs media access to Sarkozy's campaign fileshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3443968-french-court-oks-media-access-to-sarkozys-campaign-files.html
PARIS (AP) — France's highest administrative court is allowing journalists to access files regarding former President Nicolas Sarkozy's winning presidential campaign in 2007, which is suspected of having received illegal funding from Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime.
France's Council of State on Friday asked the commission in charge of controlling t...Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:05:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3443968-french-court-oks-media-access-to-sarkozys-campaign-files.html2015-03-27T17:05:00ZUN calls for Libya unity government, presidential councilhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3436078-un-calls-libya-unity-government-presidential-council.html
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The United Nations wants to keep Libya's elected parliament and set up a unity government led by independents, it announced Tuesday in a statement outlining its proposed solution to a conflict that has effectively split the country in half.
The internationally recognized government and elected parliament have been confined to the far...Tue, 24 Mar 2015 13:48:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3436078-un-calls-libya-unity-government-presidential-council.html2015-03-24T13:48:00ZKnown to police, Tunisia attackers had trained in Libyahttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3429148-to-police-tunisia-attackers-trained-libya.html
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Radicalized, trained in Libya, and already in police files, the two young men who shot dead 21 people at a renowned Tunisian museum embody what many see as the main threat to this North African country bent on building democracy.
Celebrating the 59th anniversary of its independence Friday, Tunisia was coming to grips with the hundred...Fri, 20 Mar 2015 23:25:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3429148-to-police-tunisia-attackers-trained-libya.html2015-03-20T23:25:00ZArmy chief warns of IS spread to Europe if Libya gets no aidhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3427214-army-chief-warns-spread-to-europe-libya-aid.html
AL-MARJ, Libya (AP) — Libya's army chief, Gen. Khalifa Hifter, warned in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday that Europe will face infiltration by Islamic State group militants from Libya if the West fails to support his forces with arms and ammunition.
The Islamic State group has seized control of at least two cities along Libya's long Med...Thu, 19 Mar 2015 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3427214-army-chief-warns-spread-to-europe-libya-aid.html2015-03-19T20:55:00ZFrench carrier in Gulf lends support to anti-IS missionhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3426658-french-carrier-gulf-lends-support-to-anti-is-mission.html
ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE (AP) — With an allied American aircraft carrier not far away, Rafale and Super Etendard fighter jets catapult off this nuclear-powered symbol of French naval fortitude to attack Islamic State group positions hundreds of miles northwest in Iraq.
The Charles de Gaulle, France's only aircraft carrier and the flagship of the Frenc...Thu, 19 Mar 2015 17:44:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3426658-french-carrier-gulf-lends-support-to-anti-is-mission.html2015-03-19T17:44:00ZMuseum attack in Tunisian capital kills 19; 2 gunmen slainhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3423308-museum-attack-tunisian-capital-kills-19-2-gunmen-slain.html
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Foreign tourists scrambled in panic Wednesday after militants stormed a museum in Tunisia's capital and killed 19 people, "shooting at anything that moved," a witness said.
Two gunmen were slain by security forces following the deadliest attack on civilians in the North African country in 13 years, and the president said the young de...Wed, 18 Mar 2015 23:33:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3423308-museum-attack-tunisian-capital-kills-19-2-gunmen-slain.html2015-03-18T23:33:00ZOfficial: 4 Filipino nurses kidnapped from Sirte, Libyahttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3419456-official-4-filipino-nurses-kidnapped-sirte-libya.html
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Militants from the Islamic State affiliate in Libya kidnapped four nurses from the Philippines in broad daylight from a hospital in the city of Sirte, while several others were evacuated on Monday, a militia official said.
The official who belongs to the 166 Battalion, a militia which is battling the Islamic State affiliate, told The...Tue, 17 Mar 2015 01:44:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3419456-official-4-filipino-nurses-kidnapped-sirte-libya.html2015-03-17T01:44:00ZFighting between militias and Libyan Islamic State branchhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3417134-fighting-militias-libyan-islamic-branch.html
SIRTE, Libya (AP) — Violent clashes erupted between Islamic State-affiliated militants and militias aligned with the Islamist self-declared government near Sirte in north-central Libya.
After surrounding the Islamic State-controlled city of Sirte for several weeks, the militias were about 16 kilometers (10 miles) west of the center of the city on Sunday. ...Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:36:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3417134-fighting-militias-libyan-islamic-branch.html2015-03-15T19:36:00ZClinton emails breathe new life into Benghazi panelhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3410534-clinton-emails-breathe-life-benghazi-panel.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — The photo that became an Internet meme — Hillary Rodham Clinton, wearing sunglasses, staring at her BlackBerry — troubles Republicans on the House committee investigating the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya, for what they say is an incomprehensible omission.
Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., wants to know why the panel has no emails from Oc...Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:16:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3410534-clinton-emails-breathe-life-benghazi-panel.html2015-03-12T15:16:00ZUN Libya envoy says airstrikes threaten peace talkshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3399602-un-libya-envoy-airstrikes-threaten-peace-talks.html
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The U.N. special envoy to Libya on Friday warned the warring parties in the North African country against carrying out attacks while sensitive negotiations are taking place in Morocco.
Bernardino Leon said after the second day of talks that airstrikes over the past two days in Libya "were a serious threat" to the ongoing talks. "The ...Fri, 06 Mar 2015 20:36:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3399602-un-libya-envoy-airstrikes-threaten-peace-talks.html2015-03-06T20:36:00ZLibya says 11 oil fields non-operational after IS attackshttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3395984-libya-11-oil-fields-non-operational-attacks.html
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's state-run oil corporation has declared 11 oil fields in the country non-operational after attacks by suspected Islamic State militants, opting for a force majeure clause that exempts the state from contractual obligations.
The National Oil Corporation blamed Islamist-backed authorities in the capital Tripoli for failing to pr...Thu, 05 Mar 2015 20:10:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3395984-libya-11-oil-fields-non-operational-attacks.html2015-03-05T20:10:00ZUN report: Libya's flow of weapons needs tighter controlshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3388516-un-report-libyas-flow-weapons-tighter-controls.html
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new U.N. report says Libya's ability to prevent the flow of weapons into and out of the chaotic country is "almost nonexistent," and it calls for the tightening of an arms embargo that the government says must be loosened so it can defend itself.
The report by a panel of experts also recommends the creation of a maritime monitoring...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 06:44:12 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3388516-un-report-libyas-flow-weapons-tighter-controls.html2015-03-02T06:44:12ZIslamic State bombers kill dozens in Libyan suicide attackshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3368676-islamic-bombers-kill-dozens-libyan-suicide-attacks.html
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Islamic State militants unleashed suicide bombings Friday in eastern Libya, killing at least 40 people in what the group said was retaliation for Egyptian airstrikes against the extremists' aggressive new branch in North Africa.
The bombings in the town of Qubba, which is controlled by Libya's internationally recognized government, s...Fri, 20 Feb 2015 22:18:01 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3368676-islamic-bombers-kill-dozens-libyan-suicide-attacks.html2015-02-20T22:18:01ZCorrection: Islamic State-Libya storyhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3365294-correction-islamic-state-libya-story.html
CAIRO (AP) — In a Feb. 19 story about the Islamic State group in Libya, The Associated Press erroneously stated the parts of the country covered by the two emirs reportedly appointed by the group. The emir of Tripoli covers western Libya, and the emir based in Darna covers the east, not vice versa.
A corrected version of the story is below: Islamic State ...Thu, 19 Feb 2015 13:09:55 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3365294-correction-islamic-state-libya-story.html2015-02-19T13:09:55ZLibya to UN Security Council: Lift arms embargo to fight IShttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3365310-libya-to-un-security-council-lift-arms-embargo-to-fight.html
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Libya's foreign minister on Wednesday demanded that the U.N. Security Council lift an arms embargo so his country can fight the Islamic State group as it establishes a presence in north Africa and moves closer to Europe.
Foreign Minister Mohammed al Dairi spoke to an emergency session of the council amid regional alarm after the Isla...Thu, 19 Feb 2015 05:34:11 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3365310-libya-to-un-security-council-lift-arms-embargo-to-fight.html2015-02-19T05:34:11ZItaly presses UN to achieve political solution for Libyahttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3363906-italy-presses-un-to-achieve-political-solution-libya.html
ROME (AP) — Italy pressed for swifter action Wednesday by the United Nations to find a political solution to Libya's rapidly deteriorating security situation.
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, speaking in Parliament, urged the world to "quicken its pace before it is too late." Egypt this week launched airstrikes in neighboring Libya after the Islamic Stat...Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:32:40 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3363906-italy-presses-un-to-achieve-political-solution-libya.html2015-02-18T10:32:40ZObama view of US role in Arab world challenged by criseshttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3363822-obama-view-us-role-arab-world-challenged-crises.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's view of the U.S. role in the Middle East and North Africa is being challenged by deepening crises in the very countries he has seen as models for his approach to the volatile region: Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya.
After making good on his pledge to end large-scale American ground wars in the region, Obama has inch...Wed, 18 Feb 2015 08:08:19 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3363822-obama-view-us-role-arab-world-challenged-crises.html2015-02-18T08:08:19ZEgypt's el-Sissi wants a UN-backed coalition on Libyahttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3361754-egypts-el-sissi-wants-un-backed-coalition-libya.html
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president said in a radio interview aired on Tuesday that creating a U.N.-backed coalition was the best course of action to rid Libya of Islamic extremists.
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, speaking to France's Europe 1 Radio, said Egyptian airstrikes against Islamic State group positions in Libya on Monday were in self-defense. The airstrikes ...Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:08:13 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3361754-egypts-el-sissi-wants-un-backed-coalition-libya.html2015-02-18T01:08:13ZGlobe-trotting journalist de Borchgrave dies at age 88http://www.mail.com/news/world/3361172-globe-trotting-journalist-de-borchgrave-dies-age-88.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arnaud de Borchgrave, a globe-trotting foreign correspondent and news executive who covered 17 wars by his count and cultivated connections with world leaders to score exclusive interviews, was a throwback to a more romantic era of journalism.
A colleague once told The New Yorker that all de Borchgrave needed to go on assignment were "a ...Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:33:29 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3361172-globe-trotting-journalist-de-borchgrave-dies-age-88.html2015-02-17T08:33:29ZEgypt strikes IS in Libya, pushes for international actionhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3359712-egypt-strikes-libya-pushes-international-action.html
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt bombed Islamic State militants in neighboring Libya on Monday and called on the United States and Europe to join an international military intervention in the chaotic North African state after extremists beheaded a group of Egyptian Christians.
The airstrikes bring Egypt overtly into Libya's turmoil, a reflection of Cairo's increasing a...Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:29:45 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3359712-egypt-strikes-libya-pushes-international-action.html2015-02-16T22:29:45ZEgypt signs agreements to purchase advanced French warplaneshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3360886-egypt-signs-agreements-to-purchase-advanced-french-warplanes.html
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt signed agreements to purchase 24 advanced fighter jets from France on Monday, hours after Egyptian aircraft bombed Islamic State targets in Libya and implored foreign governments for help fighting extremists in the region.
The deal for 24 of Dassault Aviation's multi-role Rafale aircraft as well as a frigate and munitions, underlines ho...Mon, 16 Feb 2015 20:26:14 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3360886-egypt-signs-agreements-to-purchase-advanced-french-warplanes.html2015-02-16T20:26:14ZItaly to weigh military action in Libya if diplomacy failshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3360374-italy-to-weigh-military-action-libya-diplomacy-fails.html
ROME (AP) — Italy would weigh participating in any military intervention to keep forces from the Islamic State group from advancing in Libya should diplomatic efforts fail, Italian officials said Monday.
Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti has said Rome could contribute 5,000 troops to lead such a military mission. But Pinotti and Premier Matteo Renzi on Mo...Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:00:24 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3360374-italy-to-weigh-military-action-libya-diplomacy-fails.html2015-02-16T19:00:24ZA look at the Islamic State group's reach into North Africahttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3360370-islamic-groups-reach-north-africa.html
BEIRUT (AP) — The mass beheadings of Egyptian Christians by militants in Libya linked to the Islamic State group have thrown a spotlight on the threat the extremists pose beyond their heartland in Syria and Iraq, where they have established a self-declared proto-state. Militants in several countries — including Libya, Egypt, Algeria, Yemen and Saudi Arabia — have pledged all...Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:30:51 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3360370-islamic-groups-reach-north-africa.html2015-02-16T18:30:51ZVideo purports to show IS militants beheading hostageshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3359008-video-purports-to-militants-beheading-hostages.html
CAIRO (AP) — A video purporting to show the mass beheading of Coptic Christian hostages was released Sunday by militants in Libya affiliated with the Islamic State group.
The killings raise the possibility that the Islamic militant group — which controls about a third of Syria and Iraq in a self-declared caliphate — has established a direct affiliate less...Mon, 16 Feb 2015 03:54:05 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3359008-video-purports-to-militants-beheading-hostages.html2015-02-16T03:54:05ZIslamic militants seize radio, TV stations in central Libyahttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3357432-islamic-militants-seize-radio-tv-stations-central-libya.html
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Gunmen from an al-Qaida inspired militia have taken over radio and television stations in the central Libyan city of Sirte, a security official said.
He said the seizure of the buildings happened on Thursday after militants from Ansar al-Sharia had warned the station to stop broadcasting music. The group, considered a terrorist organ...Sat, 14 Feb 2015 19:33:02 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3357432-islamic-militants-seize-radio-tv-stations-central-libya.html2015-02-14T19:33:02ZFormer Chad dictator to face trial in Senegalhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3357194-chad-dictator-to-face-trial-senegal.html
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A former president of Chad accused of overseeing the deaths of thousands during his time in power will soon stand trial in Senegal on charges including war crimes and torture.
The Extraordinary African Chambers, a special tribunal created to try ex-Chad dictator Hissene Habre, made the announcement Friday evening in response to the f...Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:36:02 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3357194-chad-dictator-to-face-trial-senegal.html2015-02-14T13:36:02ZFrance: Egypt 1st foreign buyer of French Rafale fightershttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3354324-france-egypt-1st-foreign-buyer-french-rafale-fighters.html
PARIS (AP) — Egypt will become the first foreign buyer of Rafale fighter jets, French officials said Thursday, purchasing 24 of the multi-role French-made aircraft as part of a 5.2 billion-euro (US$5.93 billion) defense deal that will strengthen Cairo's military might in a tense and violent region.
The sale marks the culmination of years of French efforts...Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:46:05 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3354324-france-egypt-1st-foreign-buyer-french-rafale-fighters.html2015-02-12T22:46:05ZSome potential 2016 candidates fault Obama war powers planhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3352466-potential-2016-candidates-fault-obama-war-powers-plan.html
Some Republicans who want to succeed President Barack Obama in the White House are voicing concern that his request to Congress for a limited authorization to use military force against Islamic State terrorists in the Middle East isn't robust enough.
Obama, saying he was determined to avoid another long ground war in the Middle East, submitted a use-of-fo...Thu, 12 Feb 2015 01:25:42 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3352466-potential-2016-candidates-fault-obama-war-powers-plan.html2015-02-12T01:25:42ZHeavy fighting hits Libya's Benghazi amid renewed offensivehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3345924-heavy-fighting-hits-libyas-benghazi-amid-renewed-offensive.html
Troops loyal to Libya's internationally backed government launched a new offensive to seize the extremist-held city of Benghazi, as witnesses saw corpses on the streets Sunday and ambulances racing by.
Information over what was happening in Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city, remained unclear, though a medical official at al-Jalaa hospital, one of only...Sun, 08 Feb 2015 19:04:37 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3345924-heavy-fighting-hits-libyas-benghazi-amid-renewed-offensive.html2015-02-08T19:04:37ZLibyan official: 10 died in oil attack; 7 foreigners takenhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3341140-libyan-official-10-died-oil-attack-7-foreigners-taken.html
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — In an assault on an oil field in central Libya earlier this week, armed gunmen killed nine guards and one employee from Niger before abducting seven foreigners, officials said Thursday.
According to Mashallah al-Zewi, a minister in the militia-backed government in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the attackers arrived in about 30 picku...Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:35:13 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3341140-libyan-official-10-died-oil-attack-7-foreigners-taken.html2015-02-05T17:35:13Z